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1 November 2013

Cooker box under way

I have fancied the idea of a simple cooker box ever since I got the Origo alcohol stove. I always move it out into the cockpit to use, which means moving the cooker, then looking for the matches, then for a fork, then for cooking oil, salt etc. I want to put everything into a simple container that I can just pick up and move. Finally got round to starting on it, using scrap wood and plywood lying around the. The base is 9 mm ply. The two handles are made from a redundant dingy thwart. The rest of the wood is a rather nice thin plank of oak I have had for ages and never found a use for. I am sure that tomorrow I will find the perfect place for it, but it is sawn up now. This will just be a glue and paint job in the end.

Posted by
Julian

3 comments:

When you put the pan on to cook wont the heat burn the wood?I have built one this year for my new boat and lined inside with thin aluminium.I used two door kicker plates which just happened to be the right width!Roger

I have tested it by putting my frying pan on it, filled with water, and brought up to boiling. The handles get warm, but that is all. I think with a gas stove it really would scorch, but the alcohol flame has no pressure behind it so doesn't spread out so far. Are you using alcohol or gas?